Randal O'Toole, Author at Reason.com

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How the War on Sprawl Caused High Housing Prices

Since the 1960s, planners have convinced many state and regional governments to limit the physical spread of urban areas.

Randal O'Toole | 3.13.2022 6:00 AM

Crime-Friendly Neighborhoods

How "New Urbanist" planners sacrifice safety in the name of "openness" and "accessibility"

Stephen Town and Randal O'Toole | 2.1.2005 12:00 AM

Dense Thinkers

"New Urbanism," the latest fad in urban planning, promises less traffic, better air, and lower taxes. Here's what it really delivers.

Randal O'Toole | 1.1.1999 12:00 AM

Yesterday's Tomorrows: 1968-1998

Books that got the future right--and wrong

Walter Anderson, Ronald Bailey, Gregory Benford, K. Drexler, Charles Paul Freund, Michael Fumento, Steven Hayward, Charles Murray, John V.C. Nye, Walter Olson, Randal O'Toole, John Pitney, Robert Poole, Virginia Postrel, Adam Powell III, John Reed, and Lynn Scarlett | 12.1.1998 12:00 AM